Media's Priorities Shine Bright, Again! :)
Today at 1:40pm EST
It’s
really comical at this point! Despite all of the important events
happening in the world today – the president’s speech tonight on the
strategy in Afghanistan, the Senate debate over health care reform, the
disturbing details of the “Climategate” scandal, the continuing
challenges facing the world economy – the media is concerned about my
travel and lodging arrangements on my book tour?! Does this sound
familiar? It should. The media showed the same out-of-proportion
obsession with my personal arrangements, clothes, and hairstyles last
year instead of focusing on the crucial issues involving the election.
So
what is this news “story”? That I fly on an airplane to complete some
of the stops on my book tour when it’s impractical or physically
impossible to reach the next event on time by bus. Some news outlets
are behaving as if my travel was a secret that they didn’t know about –
despite the fact that I’ve tweeted about my flights and at least one
local newspaper reported on the arrival of my flight into Rochester,
NY. What’s even funnier is that these same media outlets think it’s
shocking that we stay in hotels. I guess they expected us to pitch a
tent alongside the road. We love the great outdoors, but such an
arrangement is hardly practical for a book tour. Using common sense, it
was determined that traveling by plane between some stops would save
time and energy and allow me to go to more events. Economically
speaking for HarperCollins, it’s more efficient to travel by charter,
and I am very grateful to the publisher for providing my family and me
with this incredible opportunity to shake hands with as many Americans
as possible on this book tour.
If you’re scratching your head
wondering why my flight and hotel logistics warrant news coverage, join
the club. They can, of course, report on whatever they like, but in my
opinion CBS loses whatever professional integrity it still has when it
links in its report to a website devoted to the bizarre conspiracy
theory that I’m not the real mother of my son Trig.
I’m truly
humbled by the response to my book tour by everyday Americans, and if
traveling by plane means that I can meet more of these wonderful
people, I’ll travel by plane (or bus or train or canoe or dog sled or
whatever it takes). Please enjoy the photos below!
- Sarah Palin
Gov.
Sarah Palin and Gretchen Carlson of Fox & Friends look at a crowd
cheering at The Villages in Florida, on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009,
during an interview prior to a “Going Rogue” book signing event at
Barnes Noble. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin and her daughter, Piper, holding Palin’s son, Trig, look
through a coloring book brought by friends on Tuesday, November, 24,
2009, at the Villages in Florida at the beginning of a “Going Rogue”
book signing event at Barnes & Noble. Photo by Shealah Craighead.
Copyright SarahPAC.
Palin
Piper helps younger brother, Trig, take a walk on Tuesday, November,
24, 2009, at the Villages in Florida, while their mother, Gov. Sarah
Palin, participates in an interview with Gretchen Carlson, of Fox &
Friends, prior to a “Going Rogue, An American Life”, book signing event
at Barnes and Noble bookstore. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright
SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin gives two thumbs up to a crowd waiting outside of the
Barnes & Noble bookstore on Tuesday, November, 24, 2009, at the
Villages in Florida, as she begins an interview with Gretchen Carlson
of Fox & Friends prior to a “Going Rogue” book signing event. Photo
by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet
people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book
signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29,
2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet
people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book
signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29,
2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin holding son, Trig, and Palin’s father, Chuck Heath, greet
people waiting in line prior to the start of a “Going Rogue” book
signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29,
2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov. Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book
signing event at Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book signing event at
Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by
Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin greets people during a “Going Rogue” book signing event at
Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009. Photo by
Shealah Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.
Gov.
Sarah Palin shakes hands and greets a crowd of people that gathered
outside of Hastings in Richland, WA, on Sunday, November 29, 2009,
after a four hour, “Going Rogue” book signing event. Photo by Shealah
Craighead. Copyright SarahPAC.